now that’s urban ;-) and you can make it look so fascinating. I find myself studying your technique in a painting you say you lacked inspiration on- how is that detail done, was that part wet on wet, did you let that dry first…maybe the secret is the colours you choose?

I really love the atmosphere of these, you really feel as if you are inside, that unique underground, almost surreal claustrophobic feeling. I too went through a phase a couple of months ago of trying to see and find the beauty in the mundane. I sketched rubbish bins, sign posts, broken windows, rusty barrels and old gates, anything that you would normally ignore. I had decided that my attempts at painting flowers and other ‘pretty’ things were never doing justice to the real thing, but by choosing such ugly subjects my attempts could not look any worse than what I was sketching. It worked, it took away the pressure and lowered my expectations and I really had to study the subjects to find pleasing compositions and ways to make them interesting. These are now some of my favourite sketches and I have learnd to be less fussy about finding the perfect view.
It is always good to look for the beauty, even in the worst of times. My best wishes to you and your family at this tough time.

I find these paintings interesting. You can almost smell the fumes left by the cars. Not every subject needs to be beautiful for the painting to be a success. They’re a perfect mixture of abstraction and realism. Excellent works!

It may be some of both, Marc, but Im seeing a fascination with strong diagonals & more abstraction in your work lately – you seem to gravitate to challenges in your ongoing mission to challenge yourself!

About “Nothing views” : I also have this kind of interest as an oil painter. I think it is about being in the pleasure of the material itself, playing with the possibilities, the beauty of paint / ink/ watercolor…
By the way I really like the way you share your practice.